The complaint cites the brief cancellation of a production of ‘Rent’ and a Facebook video in which football players threaten a female student. The district says the suit contains factual errors.
By Susannah Rosenblatt
March 19, 2009
More than a month after controversy erupted over Corona del Mar High School’s reported cancellation — then rescheduling — of a production of “Rent,” the American Civil Liberties Union sued school officials Wednesday for fostering a “sexist” and “homophobic” atmosphere.
While the complaint cites the show’s brief cancellation as one example, much of it focuses on the aftermath of a Facebook video posted in January in which three Corona del Mar football players threatened to rape and kill a female classmate and used slurs to describe homosexuals. The video was posted on the online profile of a fourth student, who reportedly threatened the young woman at school. The video has since been removed.